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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Kensington and Chelsea 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington & Chelsea Borough]
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Notification of Congenital Malformations.
(1965 figures are shown in brackets).
During the year, 80(64) children were notified to the RegistrarGeneral
as having congenital defects apparent at birth according to
information given by doctors and midwives on notifications of birth.
These included 6(2) stillbirths, 14(3) children showing more than one
defect and 4(2) with multiple abnormalities and gross defects.
Summary of Defects as classified by the Registrar-General:-
| Central nervous system - Total defects 9(6) | |
| Anencephalus | 2 |
| Hydrocephalus | 3 |
| Spina Bifida | 4 |
| Eye and Ear - Total defects 5(2) | |
| Accessory Auricle | 1 |
| Abnormalities of the External Ear | 3 |
| Abnormal Eyelid | 1 |
| Alimentary system - Total defects 13(7) | |
| Cleft Lip | 6 |
| Cloft Palate | 5 |
| Intestinal Atresia | 1 |
| Other unspecified defect | 1 |
| Heart and Great Vessels - Total defects 6(2) | |
| Intraventricular Septal defect | 1 |
| Other unspecified defects | 5 |
| Respiratory system - Total defects l(-) | |
| Defect of nose | 1 |
| Urogenital system - Total defects 7(5) | |
| Hypospadias | 4 |
| Renal Agenesis | 1 |
| Defects of genitalia | 2 |
| Limbs - Total defects 40(34) | |
| Talipes | 22 |
| Extra digits | 10 |
| Webbing of fingers and toes | 2 |
| Unspecified defects of pelvic girdle and lower limbs | 4 |
| Unspecified defects of hands and upper limbs | 2 |
| Other skeletal defects - Total defects 6(1) | |
| Defects of ribs | 1 |
| Defects of skull and face | 3 |
| Unspecified skeletal defects | 2 |
| Other systems and malformations - Total defects 14(11) | |
| Mongolism | 4 |
| Turner Syndrome | 1 |
| Other specific syndromes | 3 |
| Other chromosomal syndromes | 1 |
| Monster | 1 |
| Multiple malformations | 4 |